Sixpence, 1659, anchor initial mark (ESC 1496, R6; S.3220), <I>fine or better but slightly off-centre on reverse, the date clear, extremely rare</I> | Christie's

Sale 1279

ANCIENT, ENGLISH, ISLAMIC AND FOREIGN COINS & COM. MEDALS

Spink London

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12 July 2001

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Lot 55

Sixpence, 1659, anchor initial mark (ESC 1496, R6; S.3220), fine or better but slightly off-centre on reverse, the date clear, extremely rare

Price realised

GBP 2,070

Estimate

GBP 800 - GBP 1,000

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Sixpence, 1659, anchor initial mark (ESC 1496, R6; S.3220), fine or better but slightly off-centre on reverse, the date clear, extremely rare

Provenance

R C Lockett, part IV, 11 October 1956, lot 2613
K Hepburn-Wright (collection purchased by Spink, 1965)
Spink and Son, October 1965
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